Tottenham Hotspurs are entering into a new era, with a stunning and massively upgraded stadium that’s sure to be a game-changer for the north London side. An essential part of reaching or exceeding their big ambitions is to make sure that they have the team’s nucleus locked in for the long term.
Harry Kane committed his long term future to the club just yesterday, and this announcement comes only a couple weeks after manager Mauricio Pochettino signed a contract extension of his own, a deal that keeps the Argentine with Spurs until 2023.
According to a report in the Daily Mirror, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen are up next.
The duo are set to commit their long term futures to the club, and in doing so receive substantial rises in salary. The Mirror writes that: “Danish midfielder Eriksen and England star Alli are the next in line to get bumper new pay deals. Eriksen has already emerged as one of the best midfielders in Europe while Mirror Sport revealed months ago that Alli has held talks over a new contract.”
If this comes to fruition, then Spurs will have the pieces in place to finally end their trophy drought. In fact, they will have a core in place that will contend for silverware for many years to come.
Spurs are coming off three straight top three finishes in the Premier League, and by locking down their manager and leading scorer/biggest star player (and two of their most important and stellar more key players soon as well) for the long term, conveying their aims on making the next league up.
Tottenham were the last standing between Leicester City and the league title in 2016, as well as the last contender Chelsea had to eliminate in order to win the title in 2017. However, they are still looking for their first trophy under Pochettino.
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